The Academy Wildcats will take on the Roosevelt Roughriders at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
The Academy took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Colorado Academy 3-2.
The Academy took Colorado Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 22-25, 20-25, 25-22, 15-13.
The Academy found their leader in underclassman Jaelyn Farmer, who had 11 digs and two aces. Farmer is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
The Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Spartans as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Roosevelt walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the third set). The final score came out to 25-17, 25-17, 25-10.
The Academy's record is now 7-4. As for Roosevelt, their record is now 7-4.
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